Mastering the Camera in Motion 5 - NEW!

Becoming an effective motion graphics designer and/or animator in Motion 5 requires a solid understanding of how to place and control the camera in 3D space. Mastering the Camera in Motion 5 will put you in the director's chair as you set up and deconstruct complex 3D projects, then frame, sweep, dolly and otherwise create fluid camera movement through your scenes. You'll even learn how to control the camera's angle of view and focal plane to create cinematic depth of field effects.   

Mastering the Camera in Motion 5 is presented in 12 individual lessons with a running time of 2 hours. We've also provided the project media for following along in the form of 3 professionally-designed Motion projects courtesy of MotionVFX.com.

Mastering Replicators in Motion - NEW!

Replicators are Motion's secret weapon. With them, you can instantly create patterns of repeating graphic elements such as text, logos, photos, vector artwork and even video that would typically require tedious duplication and repositioning of elements in the Canvas. When used in conjunction with Motion's powerful Sequence Replicator Behavior, you can "choreograph" the parameters of your replicated elements (scale, position, rotation and opacity) to create dramatic arrays of cascading imagery.

Mastering Replicators in Motion is presented in 19 individual lessons with a running time of 2 hours. The tutorial also includes project and media files for following along in Motion 5. Each lesson focuses on building fundamental skills for generating, modifying and animating Replicators to create amazing visual effects and motion graphics. As you work through the lessons, you'll create and animate lower thirds, transitions, star fields, arrows, 3D text, a photo flip book, a deck of cards and a video filmstrip - all using Motion's amazing and versatile Replicator. 

Motion 5 Kinetic Typography - NEW!

According to Wikipedia, Kinetic Typography is the technical name for "moving text." But this term is a bit misleading because all animated type can be considered "moving." What differentiates Kinetic Typography from other forms of text animation is an expressive treatment that imbues the text with emotion. When Kinetic Type is combined with the spoken word, the text takes on a dimension of performance that underscores conflict or character. Therefore, a more accurate name for Kinetic Typography might be "performance text"

In this 10 part tutorial, you will use Apple's Motion to create a Kinetic Typography treatment of an old Merry Melodies cartoon. Along the way, you'll learn how to sync type to markers; animate individual characters or entire words using Behaviors and the Adjust Glyph Tool; work with a 3D Scene Camera to fly from one text object to another; make extensive use of Keyframes to animate your text and work with Shapes and a Replicator to create supplemental graphics.

Mastering Particles in Motion - NEW!

Particle Systems are commonly used in motion graphics, visual effects and gaming environments to simulate smoke, fire, snow, explosions, dust and fog to name just a few.  Particle systems are also used in abstract ways to create effects like glowing trails and magic pixie dust (think Tinker Bell).  Motion has a built in particle system that's not only intuitive, but can be used to create just about anything you can imagine.

Mastering Particles in Motion is presented in 7 individual lessons with a running time of just under 2 hours. The tutorial also includes project and media files for following along in Motion 5. Each lesson focuses on building fundamental skills for generating, modifying and animating Particle Emitters to create amazing visual effects and motion graphics

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Motion 5 - Fast Forward

Motion 5 Fast Forward is our flagship tutorial that sets the groundwork for learning how to create user-customizable titles, transitions and effects in Final Cut Pro X.  Imagine the possibilities of creating animated titles in Motion, then saving them so they appear in, and can be applied and modified in Final Cut Pro. Imagine the possibilities of designing and creating custom effects and transitions then giving the Final Cut Pro X user control over the look of the effect or transition. In this introductory tutorial, Mark Spencer will empower you with the skills necessary to confidently create titles, transitions and effects for any Final Cut Pro X project.

Motion 5 Fast Forward is presented in 15 individual lessons with a running time of just under 3 hours. The tutorial also includes project and media files for following along in Motion 5. Each lesson focuses on building fundamental Motion skills such as working with groups and layers;  animating with keyframes and behaviors; working with text, shapes, replicators and masks; applying filters and publishing your finished Motion creations to Final Cut Pro X.

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Motion 5 - Rigging & Publishing for Final Cut Pro X

Introducing Motion 5: Rigging & Publishing Titles, Transitions, Effects & Generators for Final Cut Pro X. With Apple's introduction of Motion 5, creating killer motion graphics is just the beginning. Using two new features of Motion 5 called Rigging and Publishing you can now create titles, transitions, effects and generators so that their parameters appear in and can be modified in Final Cut Pro X.  Furthermore, multiple parameters can now be "rigged" to a single control such as a checkbox, pop-up menu or slider (called widgets).  With these incredible publishing and rigging tools, you can be more than a motion graphics designer, you can now become a motion graphics publisher.  

Motion 5: Rigging & Publishing Titles, Transitions, Effects & Generators for Final Cut Pro X is a unique training curriculum delivered by Mark Spencer, the world's foremost authority on Motion since its introduction.  The training is presented in 13 individual lessons with a running time under 3 hours.  The tutorial also includes project & media files for following along in Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5.

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Motion 4 Fast Forward - iTunes/iPad Edition

Motion 4 Fast Forward is presented in 20 individual lessons with a running time of just over 4 hours. The tutorial also includes over 80 project files for following along in Motion 4. Each lesson focuses on building fundamental Motion skills such as working with cameras, motion tracking, working with particles, lights, replicators, masks, text and audio behaviors and more! And you'll learn all of this while creating real-world projects you can instantly put to use in your own projects. This product is available in as an iTunes/iPad edition or a DVD-ROM edition.

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Motion 4 Fast Forward DVD Edition - NEW!

Motion 4 Fast Forward is presented in 20 individual lessons with a running time of just over 4 hours. The tutorial also includes over 80 project files for following along in Motion 4. Each lesson focuses on building fundamental Motion skills such as working with cameras, motion tracking, working with particles, lights, replicators, masks, text and audio behaviors and more! And you'll learn all of this while creating real-world projects you can instantly put to use in your own projects. This product is available in as an iTunes/iPad edition or a DVD-ROM edition.

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Mastering Motion's Camera - iTunes/iPad Edition

Mastering Motion's Camera is presented in 12 individual lessons with a running time of just under 4 hours. Each lesson teaches you the most effective ways to control your camera using framing, sweep, dolly, focus and move behaviors. You'll also learn how to animate your camera with keyframes and how to combine keyframes with behaviors. This tutorial removes the mystery behind creating popular cinematic look via Motion's depth of field and angle of view controls.

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Motion 4 Kinetic Typography - iTunes/iPad Edition

In this 9 part tutorial, you will use Apple's Motion to create a Kinetic Typography treatment of an old Merry Melodies cartoon. Along the way, you'll learn how to sync type to markers; animate individual characters or entire words using behaviors and the adjust glyph tool; add a 3D camera to fly from one text object to another; make extensive use of keyframes to animate your text and work with shapes and a replicator to create supplemental graphics. The tutorial also includes project files so you can follow along in your own copy of Motion.

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Motion for After Effects Users

Motion for After Effects Users teaches Apple’s Motion from the perspective of an After Effects user. If you're an After Effects user and are considering learning Motion, this tutorial will help you avoid some of the pitfalls and frustrations that other After Effects users have experienced using Motion for the first time. The tutorial's running time is over an hour and covers fundamental topics such as: navigation shortcuts, working with filters and behaviors, adding a mask, applying particle emitters and replicators and much more.

Motion 3 Fast Forward - DVD Edition

We created this tutorial with a singular goal - to get you up to speed in Motion 3 faster than you thought possible, and do so in a manner that will give you a fluid command of the feature-rich 2D and 3D tool set that Motion 3 offers. This tutorial is a closeout item, limited to stock on hand.

Motion 3 Throwing Photos in 3D

Build an animated title sequence that simulates photos being thrown onto a surface.

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Motion 3D Deep Dive - iTunes Edition

Introducing the industry's first Advanced Motion 3 tutorial, “Deep Dive into 3D”.  In this 4 hour plus tutorial, Apple-certified master trainer Mark Spencer takes you on a deep-sea exploration of Motion’s 3D universe. You'll learn how to work with objects and cameras in 3D space, create virtual 3D sets, place lights, and direct your cameras using Behaviors and Keyframes. If you think working with Text, Shapes, Replicators and Particle Emitters is amazing in 2D, wait unit you see what can be created when these objects are transformed and manipulated in 3D.

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